Ennis Drake’s 28 Teeth of Rage is a blistering read, a furnace fueled by its characters’ rage. With a surgeon’s eye, Drake locates the pain and suffering that chews his characters’ too, too solid flesh, while also nodding to the connections between the rage of the individual and the rage of groups, of nations. Powerful stuff.

— John Langan, author of THE WIDE, CARNIVOROUS SKY AND OTHER MONSTROUS GEOGRAPHIES

One man ravaged by disease, the other by war, their stories--and fates--bound by an ancient entity that thrives on suffering.
For Detective Ernest Riley, the path to damnation begins with an anonymously mailed recording detailing a series of grisly murders. Can Riley unravel its secrets without sacrificing his humanity? Or will he surrender to the RAGE inside him?

Strom Wheldon has returned from Iraq a literal half-man. But he’s lost more than his legs to that desert Hell. He’s lost his will to live. Can love save him from the RAGE eating him from within? Or will a gift given in innocence cost him everything?Is death the worst that can happen? What does it mean for men to carry deadly Rage in their flesh and bones? What would they do to live? Would they kill? Would they surrender their body and sell their souls?

A powerful work of horror. Drake’s prose beats with a million-mile-an-hour force, propelling you through meat and sinew with a terrifying bite. This is not a work for the weak, for the timid. With beautiful language and raw power, Drake takes you on wrenching journey into our worst desires. A propulsive read by a fantastic new voice in the genre, one you’re likely to never forget.

— Simon Strantzas, author of "Nightingale Songs"

This is a tale of possession and madness, but the kind that any sane person will understand. Drake gets inside the heart and mind of each character and never stops digging for the truth. You know these people. I know them. They have suffered terribly, and they are haunted by their loss. At the same time they are the inheritors of the spectacular horrors human beings have hurled at one another throughout our blood-spattered history. This is a hell of a ghost story, one you won’t forget thanks to Drake’s storytelling ingenuity, but also because it springs directly from our collective well of grief and rage. This animal howl— for justice, for retribution— resonates within us, and is unanswerable.

— S.P. Miskowski author of KNOCK KNOCK

Ennis Drake’s writing absolutely cooks. From start to finish, I was enthralled with his imagery, language, and mastery of creating horrific chaos. I cannot wait to devour a main course from this brilliant new author.